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Thousands of people are set to descend on Market Harborough town centre this Sunday for the Classic Car Show. Over 230 vintage vehicles will be on display, plus live music on the Hfm stage, food stalls and an ‘auto jumble’ sale of second-hand car parts. It will be the first time in three years the […]
A total of £37m has been paid to businesses across Harborough to help them deal with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The District Council has administered over 15 different support schemes during the past two years, on behalf of the government. Latest figures show an additional £146,000 was given to individuals who qualified for […]
Electricity bosses have apologised after announcing work was to start to provide power to the site of a planned new prison near Market Harborough. An email sent to Parish Councils stated new cables would be laid from a substation on Farndon Road, through Lubenham to the side near HMP Gartree. The company admits it was […]
Harborough families struggling with the surging cost of living will get help to feed their children over the summer holidays. The County Council’s school meal voucher scheme will mean parents and carers of 14,000 eligible youngsters across Leicestershire can buy £15 worth of food per week for the six week-long break. The scheme is being […]
The design been revealed for planned new accommodation for the homeless in Market Harborough town centre. The three-storey building, containing nine flats, would provide temporary housing and be built on Roman Way, near the Church Square junction. Harborough District Council last night hosted an exhibition for people to view the plans, ask questions and give […]
Drivers who use the A4304 between Market Harborough and Lutterworth are being warned the roundabout above junction 20 of the M1 will be closed overnight this weekend. It will be shut from 10pm tonight until 6am tomorrow and then from 8pm til 6am on Saturday and Sunday. The closure, which will also be in place […]
A farming machine which overheated sparked a large field fire yesterday afternoon. Five fire crews tackled the blaze in Rushton near Desborough, which spread quickly due to the dry conditions and wind. Firefighters from Desborough, Rothwell, Kettering, Thrapston and Burton Latimer were sent to deal with the incident just before 2pm. A spokesperson for Desborough […]
Three restaurants in Market Harborough are celebrating reaching the finals of the English Curry Awards. Everest Lounge, Avatar Dining and the Cinnamon Lounge have been shortlisted in various categories of the competition, which celebrates the best talent across the county’s curry industry. The restaurants have been shortlisted in the following categories: Everest Lounge – Nepalese […]
A warning has been issued after two elderly people had thousands of pounds stolen by fraudsters who posed as police officers. Leicestershire Police say the victims, aged 75 and 78, were phoned up and told to withdraw the money as part of an investigation into counterfeit currency. One of them lost £25,000 and the other […]
Two buildings were badly damaged after a fire in Skeffington early this morning. Five fire crews, including from Kibworth and Billesdon, were sent to deal with the incident on Rolleston Road just before 4am. Initially it was feared someone was trapped in one of the buildings, but when firefighters arrived it was determined everyone was […]
